Report on Disaster Countermeasure Initiatives
September 10, 2025
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
KAWASAKI, Japan—Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has released “Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation’s Disaster Countermeasures – Continuous Improvement Activities Leveraging Past Experience of Earthquakes –,” and made it available to the public on its website.
The report underscores the importance of business continuity planning (BCP) in the semiconductor industry, and introduces our continuing efforts to strengthen our preparedness and ability to respond to disasters, drawing on lessons learned from past major earthquakes.
By sharing our experience and continuous improvement activities, we hope to contribute to accumulated knowledge and enhanced disaster response capabilities across the entire semiconductor industry.
Main Structure of the Report
1. Objectives
2. Characteristics of the Semiconductor Supply Chain Requiring Business Continuity
3. Toshiba’s Disaster Response Experiences
3.1 The Great East Japan Earthquake
3.2 Oita Earthquake (Hyuganada Earthquake)
3.3 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
4. Insights Gained from Disaster Experience
4.1 The Importance of Process Management (Visualize Bottlenecks and Take Proactive Measures Through Recovery Planning)
4.2 Factors Delaying Recovery and Countermeasures
5. Necessary Future Initiatives
5.1 Ensuring the Succession of Leadership able to Respond to Emergencies
5.2 Responding to Emerging Threats
6. Recommendations
6.1 Developing Leadership for Disaster Response
6.2 Sharing and Passing on Corporate Experience (Disaster Response Is Not a Competitive Domain)
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